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Garmin-Sharp takes control on Stage 3! Around the midpoint of the stage, eventual stage winner and all-rounder Tom Danielson emerged in a breakaway with teammate David Zabriskie. With Zabriskie's help for part of the way, Danielson emerged over the summit of Independence Pass on his own about 2 and a half minutes ahead of the chase group, which contained then-race leader Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing). Without any teammates left to aid in the chase, van Garderen took the reins and worked hard to bring Danielson back. In the final kilometers the other remaining teams in the lead chase group realized the possibility of victory and took over the chase. Danielson hung on by a mere 2 seconds for the win and teammate Christian Vande Velde took over the race lead.
| 1 | Thomas Danielson Garmin - Sharp | 5:02:06 |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:02 |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:02 |
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Jani Brajkovic Astana Pro Team 5th 0:00:02
Overview
Huge stage today for Jani. His Peak Power values are all over the map today, occuring on both the massive Cottonwood and Independence Pass climbs as well as Peak 20 second Power of 512W (7.9w/kg) hammering at the finish line to try to catch Danielson with the rest of the chase group! His efforts paid off as he came in 5th only 2 seconds behind Danielson. Click the blue arrow to see stage data.
135
Avg. Heart Rate (bpm)
176
Max Heart Rate (bpm)
206 W
Avg. Power
3776
Kilojoules
- Jani hits 65 mph (105 kph) on the first descent down Cottonwood Pass!
- Peak 20-minute Power of 288W occurred at the top 8.2 km of Independence Pass, chasing Danielson who at the time had about a 2 minute lead on the rest of the peloton.
- Brajkovic now sits in 8th place overall, just 12 seconds behind the overall race leader, Christian Vande Velde. After 3 long, hard days of racing, just 12 seconds separate the top 13 riders. Last year this race was won by 11 seconds!
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Lucas Euser SpiderTech Powered By C10 15th 0:00:02
Overview
Euser got up to the top of Independence Pass in 1:57, averaging 22 mph. A trained, recreational cyclist (such as say, our CEO Gear Fisher, who kindly provided us a similar file) who rides 10-15 hours a week would likely average about 10 mph on this climb. By the time Euser got to the top of the climb, our recreational cyclist would be less than halfway up! Click the blue arrow to see stage data.
180
Max Heart Rate (bpm)
66.4
Max Speed (mph)
188 W
Avg. Power
3425
Kilojoules
- Euser Attacks! With 3 miles to go to the top of Independence Pass, Euser attacks to try to bridge the gap between the main field and the leaders (including eventual winner Tom Danielson). It's, in his words, "a ballsy move" and he hits 746W on this solo surge. A few minutes, Euser is swept back up by the field.
- Attacking again for the win: Hungry for a possible stage win, Euser made his move with 500m to go, chasing after Danielson with the rest of the pack. He hit his 30-second Peak Power of 608W (10.4 w/kg) for the stage, and maxed out at 785W. Euser blasted through the streets of Aspen at 37.9 mph (well over the 25 mph city speed limit) during this final dash to the finish line, which got him a top spot.
- New High Speed for the race so far: 66.4 mph! Descending Cottonwood Pass.
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Timmy Duggan Liquigas-Cannondale 19th 0:00:02
Overview
Duggan wrote of his Queen Stage ride, "Felt really good until last km of Independence. Was kinda hurtin' there and came off the front a bit, but [came] back on on the descent." Click the blue arrow to see stage data.
146
Avg. Heart Rate (bpm)
194 W
Avg. Power
3496
Kilojoules
23.6
Avg. Speed (mph)
- Consistency is the name of the game. Check out Duggan's power outputs for the two monster climbs today. Duggan averaged 213W for the 4200' climb up Cottonwood Pass, then cranked out 211W up 4000' Independence Pass. Imagine doing a 2-hour climb...then putting out the same power for an identical 2 hour climb immediately after. Detailed stats below:
- Cottonwood: 2:02:15, 213W, 45.1 miles (72.7 km) , 4184 ft (1268 m) of climbing, 22 mph (35.7 kph) Average speed.
- Independence: 1:55:25, 211W, 42.1 miles (67.9 km), 4022 ft (1219 m) climbing, 21.9 mph (35.3 kph) Average Speed.
- Duggan's 20-minute Peak Power for the day is achieved at the top of Independence Pass: 263 average watts, 14.8 mph (23.8 kph) average speed. When you consider that there is 40% less oxygen in the air at 12,000' as there is at sea level, you can see how hard Duggan and the peloton were fighting to catch Danielson.
- Chasing all the way to the line: 20-second Peak Power set during the last 20 seconds of the race! 530 Average Watts, 597 Maximum Watts.
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